Rituals to pray for rain usually required a Taoist priest to preside over them. Li Er wanted to send Li Chunfeng over.
However, Qin Mo despised that fellow for being a hindrance and directly said that he didn't need it.
He was most worried that Li Er would come over and see the rocket. It would be difficult to explain.
However, Li Er seemed to be afraid of failure, so he didn't go on stage personally. Instead, it was Old Qin, Old Cunning, and Old Foolish Yuchi who came.
He brought two thousand Left Military Guards and surrounded the mountain where Qin Mo prayed for rain.
"Brat, what are you doing?"
When the three of them reached the top of the mountain, they were already drenched in sweat. They saw Qin Mo hiding in the tent and eating popsicles.
The tent was filled with ice cubes, making it very cool.
Seeing this kind of situation, he was instantly furious.
Old Yuchi lifted Qin Mo up foolishly." You're not praying for rain, yet you're still in the mood to lie here and enjoy yourself.”
The old man said," You were the one who started the movable type printing business. You hid behind us and let us take the blame for you. Let me tell you, if it doesn't rain, I'll expose you and let the aristocratic families find trouble with you.”
At this moment, the old cunning fellows were also regretting their actions. They shouldn't have been bewitched by Qin Mo back then.
The reaction of the aristocratic families was so intense that it was beyond their expectations.
When Qin Mo heard this, he immediately jumped up." Uncle, why are you like this?”
Damn it, I didn't see you say that when you were making money.
Moreover, he believed that the old man would really expose him.
Foolish Yuchi snorted coldly." Scared?”
Qin Mo said," I'm afraid."
"If you're scared, hurry up and pray for rain."
Qin Mo spread his hands and said," Everything is ready except for the east wind. When the time is right, I'll start the artificial rainfall industry.”
Old Qin said," What conditions? Are you confident?"
"The clouds in the sky are not thick enough. I want to pray for rain when there are more clouds. By then, a heavy rain can alleviate the drought in Chang 'an.”Qin Mo explained.
The clouds could be operated now, but the effect would be better when the clouds were thicker.
However, the cunning old man said," We don't need heavy rain. As long as it rains, we can break the attacks of the Five Families and Seven Wangs.”
The starting point of his consideration was different from Qin Mo's. Qin Mo wanted to ease the chill, but the old cunning fellow's starting point was to break the attacks of the aristocrats.
Foolish Yuchi and Old Qin agreed with him.
Qin Mo smiled." If it rains so early, it won't be fun. The aristocratic families will be happy for a few days.”
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
" Don't play with fire, kid," the old man said." If you fail, there will be no turning back."”
The time agreed upon with Cui Mingan was ten days. If they exceeded this time limit, they would lose. As long as the time was up, the five surnames and seven Wangs would pounce on them and attack.
Qin Mo said," The homework didn't take that long to begin with. Now that we have ten days, we are very confident.”
The cunning old man pondered for a moment and said," Then let's wait for a few days. Regardless of whether the clouds are thick or not, we must ask for rain.”
Qin Mo agreed." Alright!"
"Brat, where's your rain-praying fellow?”Old Foolish Yuchi looked around, but he did not see anything that Qin Mo used to make artificial rain.
The cunning old man also said," Bring us there."”
"This..."
Qin Mo was a little hesitant. In the end, he gritted his teeth and brought them to the barracks where the rockets were placed.
"Is this the thing you use to rain?”
The three of them looked at the rockets and knocked on them.
"It seems to be made of iron." Elder Yuchi said foolishly.
The cunning old man nodded and frowned." You can pray for rain with just these few pieces of iron? Are you kidding me?"
Qin Mo was relieved to see that the few old fellows did not investigate the origin of the rockets.
That was close!
He had finally passed.
It seemed that being uncultured was sometimes an advantage.
It was best for the few old fellows to treat the rocket as iron.
"This is filled with Silver Iodide, which can be used for artificial rainfall.”
Qin Mo briefly explained the principle of artificial rainfall to them.
The three old fellows were dumbfounded when they heard this. What did Silver know?
Qin Mo said that it was something extracted from seaweed, but the three of them did not know and did not care.
Of course, since Li Er sent them to pray for rain, they naturally could not leave.
The three old fellows stayed there and sent reports to Chang 'an from time to time.
Time slowly passed.
On the first day.
On the second day.
On the third day.
......
On the eighth day.
On the ninth day.
The court session was still held every day. The usually noisy court session was unusually quiet, and the atmosphere was a little oppressive.
The scholar-bureaucrats led by the Cui family also stopped fighting and waited for an opportunity.
This was the calm before the storm. Those censors who liked to impeach Li Er also kept their mouths shut to avoid inviting trouble.
The Five Surnames and Seven Wangs counted the time with their fingers.
Li Er was also suffering.
The people of Chang 'an City also began to doubt whether it was really caused by the Emperor's lack of virtue. Why did the Emperor not issue an edict to punish him?
On Mount Li.
Qin Mo, the old cunning fellow, and the others were drinking sour plum soup in the tent.
"Now that nine days have passed, can we pray for rain? Tomorrow is the deadline.”The old man asked.
Their patience had already been worn out. The reason they could drag it out was because of Qin Mo's persuasion.
Qin Mo walked out of the tent. The sun was shining brightly outside. He looked at the clouds and said," It's done."”
With a command, rockets were moved out one by one. The launcher was fixed and loaded with ammunition.
"Fire."
The rocket shot into the air, leaving a long trail.
The three old fellows were scared silly. The rocket flew so high and so fast, which was beyond their expectations.
He looked like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
In all directions.
This time, the range of the rain was ten miles around Chang 'an Fortress.
Two hours later, all the rockets were fired.
"That's it?"
The cunning old man, Foolish Yuchi, and Old Qin recovered from their shock.
There was no change in the sky.
Elder Yuchi said foolishly," Did he fail?”
The cunning old man and Old Qin looked at Qin Mo, wanting to hear his explanation.
"Don't worry, the show is about to begin."
Cui family.
Once again, the gentry gathered together.
Cui Min Gan said passionately," Everyone, nine days have passed. Tomorrow is the deadline. Tomorrow morning's court session will be the death of Zhangsun Wuji and the others.”
"This time, even the heavens are on our side.”
Everyone looked at the bright sun outside and could not help but laugh.
"Serve the wine. We won't stop until we're drunk." Cui Min Gan laughed and ordered the servants to prepare a feast.
Li Main Hall.
Li Er and Empress Zhangsun were chatting.
However, their expressions were a little solemn.
"Did the auxiliary machinery fail?”Li Er sighed.
Summoning the wind and rain had always been the means of immortals since ancient times. Was Qin Mo's science still not good enough?
Her expectations of him were still too high.
The sun was shining brightly outside, and there was no sign of rain.
The scene he would face in the morning court tomorrow made him groan in pain.
"Second brother." Empress Zhangsun held Li Er's hand tightly.
......
"It's raining."
At noon.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, it began to rain heavily.
The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and it was raining.
For some people, it was a timely rain that could save lives. To some people, it was a life-threatening rain.
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